FOOD STOP: Georgian Bread - Brighton Beach

Georgian Bread - Brighton Beach - Brooklyn, NY

Right on the Neptune Avenue bike lane a few blocks east of Ocean Parkway.

Yelp review. 5 stars.

First light

Homeless in Brighton

It seem that the Ocean Parkway east mall between Oceanview Avenue and Seabreeze Avenue has become the destination for a growinghomeless population. Maybe it is because of the  bottle redemption machines at the Met Supermarket on the corner of Brighton Beach Avenue.  But as the weather got warmer the number of homeless that sleep on the benches overnight greatly increased. Discarded clothing, cartons, bottles, and plastic bags of all sizes litter the walkway and the benches.  It comes as no surprise that these blocks that are the gateway to the beach and boardwalk are now the dirtiest stretch on Ocean Parkway.

It 

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1170 Ocean Pkwy APT 10L, Brooklyn, NY 11230 - Zillow

(NOT AN ENDORSEMENT BY FRIENDS OF OCEAN PARKWAY.)



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Bike Lanes Pushed for 5th and 6th Avenues

Bike Lanes Pushed for 5th and 6th Avenues - DNAinfo.com New York

It may be a Manhattan issue but Transportation Alternatives has achieved many of their goals for expanding bike lanes in the city.

New York City Tells Little About Bike-Share Delay

 

====>    New York City Tells Little About Bike-Share Delay - NYTimes.com
ALTA, the city,  and Citibank will not reveal the real reason why the lauded bike share program is out of gear and the chain keeps slipping off.  No one is leaking any information but it looks like this ambitious effort may prove to be a flat tire. Looks like Citibank is now the one being asked for a bailout and stuck with the bill.  How do Citibank investors and depositors feel if this turns out to be a $42 million boondoggle?

Rules of play#1-West Mall

It's a beautiful day on Ocean Parkway for a walk but pedestrians including walkers, strollers and joggers shoud keep to the pedestrian path and not walk in the bike lane.

A nice open ride on the new mall

Biking can be a great experience but you have to play by the rules

The place to be where you can walk safely.

Pay attention to where you are walking

Out of touch as bicyclists approach

Walkers should be in the path on the left

Not a safe way to take a stroll

Pedestrians to the left...riders to the right.  Then we will all get along.